Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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